RISING STAR AWARD

“We are delighted to sponsor the Rising Star category once more and we were very impressed with the quality of applications from a very diverse range or organisations. I would therefore like to congratulate the five finalists in this category and to wish them good luck and all the best for their future careers in the HR profession.”

Professor Elizabeth Gammie, head of Aberdeen Business School.

April Lindie, Oceaneering International Services Ltd

April joined Oceaneering International Services Limited in 2018. At present, April oversees the Employee Solutions Centre team and supports the HR function to embed new processes on a regional level. April has taken on more of an international role by collaborating with HR colleagues across Europe, Middle East and Africa as well as Oceaneering’s mobile workforce (OMW).

Joann Almeida, Dundee University Students’ Association (DUSA)

Joann Almeida is assistant HR advisor at Dundee University

Students’ Association (DUSA), a registered charity. Within her role, Joann covers all aspects of the HR function from recruitment to leavers. Joann enjoys providing HR advice and support to facilitate DUSA’s organisational needs. Jordan Noble, Joseph Robertson (Aberdeen) Limited

Starting her career in HR in

August 2018, Jordan was the sole HR professional for upwards of 250 employees.

She quickly progressed into the role of HR advisor and was promoted again in July 2019 to

HR manager. During this time Jordan studied a full-time distance learning course to achieve her Masters in HR management which she completed in September 2019. Julie Edmonstone, CNOOC International

Julie Edmonstone is the HR analyst for CNOOC International, a global energy company and subsidiary of

CNOOC Limited with a vision of delivering safe, sustainable energy for all. Julie’s role is to provide HR analyst support to the HRBP group, with a focus on production operations.

Lauren Wade, Worley

Lauren Wade is People HUB team lead at Worley and has been with the company since November 2017. Lauren joined the company at a transitional time. WorleyParsons had just purchased part of the Amec

Foster Wheeler business and her role initially was to form and integrate a brand new HR administration team to the Aberdeen business. Since successfully completing this, Lauren’s role has developed, allowing her to challenge herself by leading on a number of other value-adding activities for the business.